What Happened In March 2011 In History

Historical Events for March, 2011

• 9th » Space Shuttle Discovery named Space Shuttle 'Discovery' makes its final landing after 39 flights.
• 11th » An 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes convert 130 km mi abbr=on east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a 2011 Japanese tsunami tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the Fukushima Daiichi nu
• 15th » Beginning of the Syrian civil war.

Famous Deaths for March 2011

• 3rd » May Cutler, Canadian journalist, author, and politician (b. 1923)
• 3rd » Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress (b. 1912)
• 4th » Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Indian politician, 29th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1924)
• 4th » Frank Chirkinian, Armenian-American director and producer (b. 1926)
• 4th » Vivienne Harris (businesswoman) called Vivienne Harris, English journalist and publisher, co-founded the 'Jewish Telegraph' (b. 1921)
• 4th » Charles Jarrott, English actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
• 4th » Ed Manning, American basketball player and coach (b. 1943)
• 4th » Johnny Preston, American singer (b. 1939)
• 4th » Mikhail Simonov, Russian aircraft designer, designed the Sukhoi Su-27 (b. 1920)
• 4th » Arjun Singh, Indian politician (b. 1930)
• 4th » Alenush Terian, Iranian astronomer and physicist (b. 1920)
• 4th » Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
• 5th » Manolis Rasoulis, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
• 8th » St. Clair Lee, American singer (Hues Corporation) (b. 1944)
• 8th » Mike Starr (musician) or Mike Starr, American bass player (Alice in Chains, Sun Red Sun (band) called Sun Red Sun, and Days of the New) (b. 1966)
• 9th » David S. Broder, American journalist (b. 1929)
• 10th » Bill Blackbeard, American author and illustrator (b. 1926)
• 11th » Jack Hardy (singer–songwriter) named Jack Hardy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)
• 11th » Gary Wichard, American football player and agent (b. 1950)
• 12th » Olive Dickason, Canadian historian (b. 1920)
• 12th » Joe Morello, American drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet) (b. 1923)
• 12th » Nilla Pizzi, Italian singer (b. 1919)
• 13th » Rick Martin, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1951)
• 15th » Smiley Culture, English singer (b. 1963)
• 15th » Nate Dogg, American rapper and actor (213 (group) or 213) (b. 1969)
• 16th » Richard Wirthlin, American religious leader (b. 1931)
• 17th » Michael Gough, English actor (b. 1916)
• 17th » Ferlin Husky, American singer (b. 1925)
• 18th » Warren Christopher, American politician, 63rd United States Secretary of State (b. 1925)
• 19th » Kym Bonython, Australian radio host (b. 1920)
• 20th » Johnny Pearson, English pianist, conductor, and composer (Sounds Orchestral) (b. 1925)
• 21st » Loleatta Holloway, American singer-songwriter (The Caravans) (b. 1946)
• 21st » Gerd Klier, German footballer (b. 1944)
• 21st » Ladislav Novák, Czech footballer and manager (b. 1931)
• 21st » Pinetop Perkins, American singer and pianist (b. 1913)
• 22nd » Artur Agostinho, Portuguese journalist (b. 1920)
• 22nd » Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1926)
• 22nd » Viljar Loor, Estonian volleyball player (b. 1953)
• 23rd » Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress (b. 1932)
• 26th » Roger Abbott, English-Canadian comedian and actor (b. 1946)
• 26th » Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (b. 1935)
• 26th » Diana Wynne Jones, English author (b. 1934)
• 26th » Enn Klooren, Estonian actor (b. 1940)
• 27th » Lawrence Elion, Canadian-English actor (b. 1917)
• 27th » Farley Granger, American actor (b. 1925)
• 28th » Wenche Foss, Norwegian actress (b. 1917)
• 29th » Ângelo de Sousa, Portuguese painter and sculptor (b. 1938)
• 29th » Iakovos Kambanelis, Greek poet, playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, and novelist (b. 1921)
• 31st » Tony Barrell (broadcaster) named Tony Barrell, English-Australian journalist and broadcaster (b. 1940)
• 31st » Gil Clancy, American boxing trainer (b. 1922)
• 31st » Alan Fitzgerald (satirist) or Alan Fitzgerald, Australian journalist and author (b. 1935)
• 31st » Oddvar Hansen, Norwegian footballer and coach (b. 1921)
• 31st » Claudia Heill, Austrian martial artist (b. 1982)
• 31st » Vassili Kononov, Russian criminal (b. 1923)
• 31st » Ishbel MacAskill, Scottish singer and activist (b. 1941)
• 31st » Mel McDaniel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
• 31st » Boško Radonjić, Serbian mobster (b. 1943)
• 31st » Edward Stobart, English businessman (b. 1954)
• 31st » Henry Taub, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1927)

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